Paul Tracy #3 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It was a good
run. I'm very happy for the team. It's our first 1, 2 this year. Really,
the first qualifying set of tires, I got a good first lap. You know, I
thought that there was a little bit more and was able to improve on it
all the way around the track. Then came in at the end of that first run.
I told my engineer, Eric (Zeto), I said, "That was a really good lap. I
pretty much got everything just about right without really any small
mistakes." Made a small adjustment on the shocks, went back out. We were
close, but, again, there was traffic, as well. You know, then the red
came out. I had a good lap going and the red came out at the end. We were
happy to see that."

Mario Dominguez #7 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "Well,
first of all, I'm really happy to be part of the 1, 2 qualifying effort
today for Forsythe Racing and Paul is on the pole. The qualifying was not
as good as you'd think. You know, I'm in second position, but I was
struggling a lot with the car in some corners, then I got a little
traffic at the end. I put in my best lap time with the first set of
tires. But that's the usual thing with these kind of tracks, you get a
lot of traffic because the tracks are so small, a bit narrow, so it's
hard to pass. But quite happy with being in second. It's my best
qualifying of the year so far, so I'm very happy with that."

Sebastien Bourdais #1 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone:
"Well, it was very good to restart the weekend the way we finished
it last year. Obviously, things didn't go the same way for the qualifying
session. The McDonald's car was really good this morning. We did I think
60.3 I think with 25 laps on the Bridgestone tires. Just couldn't even
match it with the two new sets we put. The second set during the
qualifying was ruined by traffic. We just couldn't put a lap together. It
was quite light in the session. But, you know, first run was just all I
got. I was just really surprised. The team was kind of disappointed.
Definitely can see the grip is not there any more. We'll just investigate
if the dampers broke or something, try and do better tomorrow, if the
weather is letting us do it."

AJ Allmendinger #10 Western Union Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "I'm
pleased with the progress the Western Union crew made from this morning's
practice to qualifying today. We have a lot more to improve for
tomorrow's final qualifying and for the race, but we know where to go
from here. We struggled with the balance of the car and in certain
corners we had different problems than others; we're struggling with some
entry speed and understeer. I'm not thrilled with p-4, but I'm confident
that we can build on that for tomorrow."

Justin Wilson #9 Intel Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "Today was okay,
not too bad overall. A.J. and I are competitive and we definitely have
something solid to work with here. We need to polish it up a bit
overnight, but I'm pretty confident that we can improve for tomorrow and
move both the Intel and Western Union cars further up the grid."

Timo Glock #8 DHL Global Mail Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It
is a real funny track, in the sense that there is little grip and it
feels like you are driving on a wet track. When I went out for my first
laps during the morning practice session, I felt like I was driving on
ice. I then found a rhythm and a good line to drive around this course,
so I am feeling comfortable. We are working slowly, and we are making
good progress. It is good to be in the top ten on the first day out, and
especially good to be the top rookie of the day. It may rain tomorrow,
so we will have to wait and see because that could change everything, but
overall I am happy with our achievement today."

Oriol Servia #2 PacifiCare Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "Traffic
wasn't as much of an issue for us in qualifying as being slow. We aren't
sure why we lost some speed from the morning session but the PacifiCare
team is going to work hard overnight and try to improve in final
qualifying. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow because ninth place isn't
where we want to start."

Alex Tagliani #15 Aussie Vineyards Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone:
"We are struggling a little bit right now and the car really
isn't good under brakes. The stability of the car isn't as
nice as I would like. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but it is
certainly not impossible to bridge the gap. Team Australia has been in
this position before and we have bounced back with a good result. Some of
the other teams have a lot of experience with the Lola at this track and
they been on the mark to start with, but the grip levels here take some
getting used to. There is no grip on the concrete sections of the course
-- and concrete makes up a large part of the lap. We have a couple
of ideas that we can try tomorrow which I am confident will make a
difference."

Ryan Hunter-Reay #31 Cytomax Sport Drink/Rocketsports Ford-
Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It was a bit of a disappointment this
afternoon considering that we were running solidly in the top ten during
this morning's practice session. I finished the session ninth, and
my teammate, Timo (Glock), finished tenth. I lost overall grip in
qualifying this afternoon that we had in the morning. What we had during
the practice session felt right, but I am not sure where it went, so we
need to find out where it is missing from. Once we get it all back
together, I guarantee we will qualify in the top ten tomorrow. We should
have been in the top ten today, there is no doubt about that."

Nelson Philippe #34 Wellbox Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "We
started pretty good this morning when the track was green with no grip,
but with more grip the car was getting more difficult to drive, so it is
a little bit frustrating. We are not where we want to be, and what can I
say? I was pushing in this qualifying session but the car was very
unforgiving, is loose, push, loose, push. We are going to have to sit
down, see the data and go over what we have done. It is not very
satisfying, actually is very disappointing. We have to find something
because the car isn't there and my teammate doesn't seem to be doing
better than I am doing. We will work and there is always tomorrow,
hopefully we can do it better then."

Andrew Ranger #27 Tide/Mi-Jack Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It
was a tough day. This morning we tried some stuff from our latest test in
order to develop the car a little bit more, we tried to do something new
but was not right for this track, but maybe for another track could be
very good. Qualifying was almost like my first practice because I tried
everything, the car was not there, so I need to work a little bit with
the engineers. We had a lot of problems, but I think I just need to work
a little bit harder."

Marcus Marshall #5 Aussie Vineyards Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone:
"A very challenging day for Team Australia. Both Tag and I have
found it is pretty tough to try to squeeze a lap out of the car here at
Denver. The grip levels are very low and we just haven't put our
finger on making good mechanical grip with the Lola just yet. So having
no grip from the track surface, and a lack of mechanical grip as well
-- really adds up to a very sideways day. I have been using a lot of
opposite lock -- I reckon the car has looked like it was on a World
Rally Championship stage. Team Australia is doing their best and we have
already made some improvement, but there is more required. I lost my
fastest lap bringing out the red flag at the end, but I was only 7/10ths
behind Tag at that stage. I feel I am getting faster every week and if I
was that close to him at a lot of races this year, I would have been in
the top ten."